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We are so close to getting the 6% funding cut to OPWDD services restored.  The NYS Senate and Assembly have unilaterally joined together to recommend restoring funding back into the budget, but we need all of our voices to let Gov. Cuomo and our state representatives know that services for people with developemental disabilities are NOT up for negotiation.  Please join me in contacting the Senate and Assembly via phone calls and email.

Negotiations on the 2013-14 State Budget continue in Albany. NYSACRA has learned the mental hygiene budget, specific to the restoration of the 6% cut to the not for profit developmental disabilities sector is the subject of intense negotiations between the Assembly, Senate and Executive. A full restoration, as contained in the Assembly and Senate one-house approved budget measures, is in jeopardy.  Therefore, we call upon you to make five telephone calls today and tomorrow. 

Please contact your member of the State Assembly and your member of the State Senate, Also call Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos and Senate Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (see contact information below).

Here is your message:

"Thank you, again, for the restoration of the 6% cut to the not for profit developmental disabilities providers in your one-house budget bill. We understand negotiations are ongoing and the full restoration is in jeopardy.  Please remain committed to the full restoration in the final State Budget.  People with developmental disabilities and agencies are counting on you.  Thank you for your leadership."

To contact your Senator call the Senate Operator at 518-455-2800 and ask to be transferred to your Senator's Office. You may also visit the Senate website at www.nysenate.gov to obtain your Senator's direct Albany office telephone number. 

To contact your Assembly member call the Assembly Operator at 518-455-4100 and ask to be transferred to your Assembly member's Office. You may also visit the Assembly website at www.assembly.state.ny.us to locate your Assembly member's direct Albany office telephone number.

The following are contact numbers for key leadership in the State Legislature:

Senator Dean Skelos:                        518-455-3171

Senator Jeff Klein:                             518-455-3595

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver:     518-455-3791

  1. Update #1

    Posted by Kelly Lawrence Eurillo (Campaign Leader) on Mar 19

    Hello Everyone-

    We are in the final stretch and we really need your help.  Please call your legislators and and tell them it is imperative that they keep their promise to fight to restore full funding for programs for people with developmental disabilities to the budget.  Please call Gov Cuomo and tell him that you are not willing to sacrifice our most vulnerable citizens to budget cuts.

    The phone number for Governor Cuomo is 518-474-8390.  

    BUDGET: IF YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR...

    Hello Everyone-

    We are in the final stretch and we really need your help.  Please call your legislators and and tell them it is imperative that they keep their promise to fight to restore full funding for programs for people with developmental disabilities to the budget.  Please call Gov Cuomo and tell him that you are not willing to sacrifice our most vulnerable citizens to budget cuts.

    The phone number for Governor Cuomo is 518-474-8390.  

    BUDGET: IF YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR LEGISLATOR, CALL HIM OR HER
    Please help us fight to have the 6% cuts restored that threaten to negatively impact services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across our state.  If you make a few simple phone calls, leave voicemail messages, or send email messages to your legislators today, they will hear our voice!  Our legislators have told us that this has the greatest impact on their decisions.  They told us not to let up!  Keep the pressure on and stand together.  We are getting attention, because we have a concerted effort and we are mobilized. 

    IT'S NOT OVER YET, BUT IT COULD BE AT ANY TIME, so call asap

    The budget was supposed to conclude yesterday or the night before. It didn't. There are a number of issues that have become stuck, including ours. That's good. Too many members aren't willing to give in. But they will fold up if you let up.

    Execs. key board people, people who know your legislators, call them - especially Republican Senators, IDC Members (Senators Klein, Carlucci, Smith, Savino, Valasky) and Democratic Assembymembers (also, Senate Democrats are a minority only by a thin margin). Let your legislators know they must keep their promise to you and their constituents. There are a lot of competing interests. Don't let up.
     MESSAGE TO YOUR LEGISLATORS: Keep your promise to your constituents with developmental disabilities and their families and all those employees they depend on who work in your district. Please let us know how our request for restoration of the $120 million cut is unfolding. TEll them:  The Legislature has so far only designated $40 million for possible restoration.  It MUST hold onto that and CAN do much better.  DON'T let us down Insist that your legislator advocate with their leadership (Senator Skelo, Senator Klein, Speaker Silver) for the money to do this restoration. Finally, have your local press call your legislator for an update, status report.  Local press are following this and can be our greatest advocate as they report back what your local legislator is doing for their district
    ASSEMBLY CONTACT INFO GO TO: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

    SENATE CONTACT INFO GO TO: http://www.nysenate.gov/senators




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This could be one of your family members that will benefit from DD services.

Francisca Murphy

We must keep up the fight. Please, don't give up now. Thanks

I am a worker for special needs people that need people like us to speak for them.

PLEASE HELP US, AND SIGN UP AND BLOW UP ALL THERE PHONE LINES,

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.

SPEAK..... THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T SPEAK.

Thank You ALL.

Frank Seiler.

CP of N.Y.S. Volunteer of the Year 2011.

Funding for Disability and Mental Services In Ohio has been cut also.

Greatings:

My name is Carl Grayson I am 45 years old.
I have been living on my own for 11 years now with some suport staff help every week and if this 6% tax cut takes place there will be no help for me and I would have to move in to a group home witch is Not I want to do so Please help me and my friends stay out of group homes>.
Thank you

Please help the disabled community....I work with the mentally disabled and these cuts will hurt them in so many ways....stand up for the mentally disabled...

Several friends of mine have the compassion to handle such a delicate job. I admire them, and refuse to see them turned out because of fear-mongering budget bullshit.

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